Pendray Inn and Tea House

Great location

Nothing

This hotel does have some high points. It is located right across the street from either the Black Ball Ferry or the Victoria Clipper. If you are traveling to Victoria by boat and you do not have a car it's easy to get off the ferry and walk to the hotel. The hotel itself on the outside is just as pretty as the website pictures. And it is surrounded by a very pleasant and well manicured garden. The morning breakfast which is included in the price of the room is truly exceptional. Since this is an old Victorian era house is furnished with that type of furniture and the tea sets and china that make it appropriate for the period. A white tablecloth breakfast with a proper T service and great food which is included in the price of the room is certainly a bonus. We had a king size bed which was comfortable. We were in Victoria for less than 24 hours with no car and so this was perfect in terms of location and it was also the lowest price accommodation in the Inner Harbor. I was pleased with the value for the money. The check in was smooth and we were expected. They provided a cup of tea and a nice welcome drink when we arrived. They are clearly making a bit of an effort to be an upscale property.

There were some things that I did not like and some other items that a traveler should be aware of. First and most importantly there is a giant industrial construction process happening just across the street. They are rebuilding the ferry terminal and this looks like it could be a multi year project. The street is partially closed and there are many pieces of heavy construction equipment working during daytime hours. As such it is not pleasant to spend A great deal of time outside and there are no views. We were on a 3rd floor room and there there's no elevator. We were aware of this and our fitness level is such that this is not a problem, But for a traveler with mobility issues a steep staircase with luggage would definitely not work. The ceiling design of our room takes on the shape of the outside of Victorian building. In other words our room had sloping walls and sloping ceilings to accommodate the exterior Victorian architecture of the building. There was one window facing east so it was not particularly well lighted. There was no shower in our room. There was a tub with a hand held shower. Sitting down and washing yourself is not particularly difficult it's just not my preference. It also must be extremely difficult keep up a 200 year old Victorian building. It is a bit worn. But the pricing was good and for our particular experience it was fine. Knowing what I now know if I were staying multiple days I would probably stay elsewhere.

Location. Atmosphere Great breakfast with nice options. Kindly service.

You have to take a shower in the bathtub, that's not very comfortable.

The breakfast was remarkable and the restaurant decor beautiful. The staff was lovely.

Our room smelled like cigarette smoke when we arrived and though the staff promptly addressed it with spray and an air cleaner, the smell reappeared throughout our stay. Old building I suppose.

The whole facility is amazing, from the room at the top overlooking the inner harbour to the front desk staff who greeted us and helped us take our luggage upstairs, the staff in the breakfast room and the absolutely delicious breakfast. We had a great time and plan on making this an annual retreat. Can't say enough about the experience, it was wonderful.

included a good breakfast with the room beautifully decorated large room

Construction going on for the next few years building a new terminal on the harbor side. A little noisy on Saturday.

Location amazing - a few minutes' walk to the Provincial legislature on the waterfront. We had a comfortable room on the top floor with a large bathroom. The building itself is beautiful - they don't build them like this anymore, with the wood interior and stained glass windows. This was out of the control of the management, but we couldn't enjoy the breakfast because there was a power outage in the neighborhood that morning. Management was gracious enough to compensate us for our missing breakfast. We definitely want to visit again to have that breakfast!

We had to spend about 30 minutes getting the updated code for the bike storage locker in the underground garage. It wasn't cycling season, but they should still be better prepared.